Brief intro, been a while.
Grew up in Kennewick, WA - summer heat and tumbleweeds, not the rainy part of WA.
Currently in Boise, ID.
Spent five years in college chasing my dream of playing pro baseball. Met my wife and immediately quit organized sports.
Watched The Big Short and changed my major to Business/Finance. Life-changing two hours of my life.
Spent a few years in business underwriting, loved it.
Got married, moved back to the West Coast, interviewed with some major finance players in CA before hearing about Thrivent.
Fell in love with the mission and vision and made the switch from 9-5 to business owner in an industry with a >90% failure rate in the first three years.
Closing in on a year with the organization, projecting a 38% increase in salary from my previous position.
Working with people I love and feel pretty confident about the future. Can see myself staying with this organization for a long time.
Motto I've been living by lately is from Abe Lincoln, "Give me six hours to cut down a tree and I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe."
Hobbies, I've been really getting into board games lately, my wife and I are taking a pregnancy class which is pretty interesting, and taking people I've never met out for coffee or lunch.
Many ups and downs on this journey
Pumped to see what the future brings
God is always faithful
